Heatwave: The Musée du Louvre will be closing at 4:00 p.m. from Wednesday 24 June through Saturday 27 June (last admissions: 2:00 p.m.). Purchased tickets for individual visitors and groups of visitors with reservations for time slots after 2:00 p.m. during this period will be automatically refunded to the account used for payment.
We encourage you to adjust the pace of your visit and protect yourself from the heat. More information
To ensure the best visiting conditions for everyone, advance bookings are mandatory.
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Support the Louvre
Whether you choose to support a Become a Patron! campaign or other museum project at any time throughout the year, your donation makes a difference.
How to make a donation
In just a few clicks, you can make an online donation via the museum’s secure platform. You can choose to put your donation toward one of the following activities: conserving and preserving the collections, artistic and cultural education, public development, the museum’s most pressing general needs, or the greening of the Tuileries Garden. During a Become a Patron! campaign, all donations are put toward the outlined project.
You can also make a donation via bank transfer using the Louvre's secure platform.
Our team is available to assist you with the process and to answer any questions you may have.
Telephone: + 33 (0)1 40 20 67 67
Email: tousmecenes@louvre.fr
Tax deductions
For French taxpayers: regardless of the amount of your donation, 66% of that amount can be claimed as a tax deduction (for up to 20% of your taxable income). For example, a donation of €100 costs, in reality, €34, allowing you to deduct €66 from your taxable income. If this deduction exceeds 20% of the donor's taxable income, the remainder can be carried over for the next five fiscal years.
‘Become a Patron!’ campaigns
Launched in 2010 to purchase The Three Graces by Lucas Cranach for the Louvre collections, Become a Patron! campaigns have become an important annual event. Each year, several thousand people contribute to the conservation or acquisition of major works of art such as the Winged Victory of Samothrace in 2013, King François I’s Book of Hours in 2018, the Apollo Kitharoidos in 2020, the Choiseul Snuffbox in 2023 or Basket of Strawberries in 2024. In 2025, donations and sponsorship helped to fund a unique campaign: restoring and installing new benches in the Tuileries Garden.
Your contribution to the Louvre is vital, and we offer you our sincerest thanks for your commitment to supporting the museum.
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